Chicagoland

Our Lady of Fatima Church hosts 126th novena to St. Anne

Nestled in a side altar at Our Lady of Fatima Church, 2751 W. 38th Place, is a shrine to St. Anne where, for 126 years, the faithful have brought their prayers asking for the intercession of Jesus’ grandmother.

Gathering celebrates spirit, memories of Camino for pilgrims

Chicago-area Catholics who have taken part in El Camino de Santiago, or the Way of St. James, gathered for Mass on the eve of the feast of St. James, July 24 at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church, 708 W. Belmont Ave., to share stories and celebrate the spirit of the historic pilgrimage.

Interest in Father Tolton’s cause comes from around the world

Venerable Augustus Tolton died in Mercy Hospital on Chicago’s South Side 129 years ago, but his legacy lives on in his cause for canonization with interest coming not just from America, but from as far away as Russia, the Philippines and South America.

Little Sisters of the Poor: Offering care, sense of family for Chicago’s elderly poor for 150 years

“Last stopping place.” That’s what a resident once told Little Sister of the Poor Mother Margaret Charles Hogarty her religious community’s initials — LSP — meant. “And it’s a good place,” he told her.

Relics of St. Francis, Franciscan saints available for jubilee veneration

People in the Chicago area who want to get as close as they can to St. Francis of Assisi — or at least to his physical remains — during the Jubilee of St. Francis have several options.

Strong storms damage parishes in south, southwest suburbs

When strong storms swept through the Chicago area on July 27, the south and southwest suburbs suffered the most damage from wind and hail. That included some parish facilities, according to archdiocesan and parish officials.

25 years after Dallas Charter, archdiocese’s commitment to ministry of protecting children remains strong

It’s been nearly a quarter-century since the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops first passed its Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People in Dallas, and in that time, the landscape around protecting children has changed.

National shrine celebrates Mother Cabrini’s birthday, canonization anniversary

While the city sweltered in a heat wave, friends and supporters of the National Shrine of St. Frances Xavier Cabrini gathered at the shrine to celebrate the 80th anniversary of St. Frances Xavier Cabrini’s canonization and to commemorate what would have been her 176th birthday on July 11 and 12.

Parish partners with legal aid clinic to provide people access to legal advice

Lura Johnson was surprised when a representative from Administer Justice spoke at St. Paul the Apostle Parish in Gurnee last year about how many people in the United States don’t have access to the legal system. Now she leads volunteer legal clinic at her parish.

Mission trips bring youth closer to Christ through service

Teenagers from around the Archdiocese of Chicago spend time every summer getting away from home, not for rest and relaxation, but to help people in need and to focus on their relationship with Christ at the same time. Youth ministers who have led such trips say they see the transformation in the young people they bring over just a few days, both as leaders on their service projects and in their faith.

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